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brown caught up and flashed his badge. the 6-foot, 230-pound man showed us a takeout move. >> when i kick out the leg, you drop to the ground and i can bring you completely to the floor. >> 36-year-old held the alleged robber down with one hand and called 911 with the other. it turns turns out he owns a security firm that spent years teaching soldiers and cops how to fidgeted. >> i was a well trained citizen that responded. i just thank no one was hurt. >> police arrested the suspect after a quick foot chase. the bomb squad blew up a suspicious looking device. it turned out to be nothing, but caused a traffic nightmare. in the end, san jose police say brown was a huge help. >> do you think you're a hero? >> i wouldn't say that. most of my employees are former military, come back from iraq and afghanistan. i have a lot of law enforcement officers. >> in san jose, kit doulh, cbs 5. >>> they could be out of a job as early as next week. pink slips will start going out wednesday to more than 100 workers. it's because of a $30 m
brown caught up and flashed his badge. the 6-foot, 230-pound man showed us a takeout move. >> when i kick out the leg, you drop to the ground and i can bring you completely to the floor. >> 36-year-old held the alleged robber down with one hand and called 911 with the other. it turns turns out he owns a security firm that spent years teaching soldiers and cops how to fidgeted. >> i was a well trained citizen that responded. i just thank no one was hurt. >> police...
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but governor brown wants to pay for three days and cut everything else. to save $46 million and millions more. after three days, shelters must cover the cost themselveses. the humane society says it's not enough time. >> look at your own dog. look at the cats or dogs your family members might have. remember that they may lose them one day and may need more than the 72 hours that this law would allow. >> former state senator authored the original law and shot this youtube video. >> governor, i sigh you're a dog owner. i can see that you love that dog. your wife loves that dog. so stop and think, thousands of dogs and cats are put to death needlessly every year. it's not a budget issue because you can solve the problem with penalties or fees. the governor's office saw the video and were sympathetic, but we need additional revenue. these are tough choices. we simply do not have the money to continue the program. animal lovers are mobilizing on a facebook page .z a total of 27,000 people signed online petitions. adopted daisy two years ago and doesn't want to
but governor brown wants to pay for three days and cut everything else. to save $46 million and millions more. after three days, shelters must cover the cost themselveses. the humane society says it's not enough time. >> look at your own dog. look at the cats or dogs your family members might have. remember that they may lose them one day and may need more than the 72 hours that this law would allow. >> former state senator authored the original law and shot this youtube video....
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he had offered favorable coverage to mayor brown. coming up next, the frightening scene. >> some of dana's best work would come when she unplugged from the anchor tex and stepped into the field and often into the world's most dangerous situations. >> we're going to try to go into this building to see what's left. >> after the vicious onslaught of hurricane mitch, dana was determined to tell the stories of those who couldn't tell their own. she traveled to honduras to report on rescues and relief, tragedy and tenacity. >> that took her to transference creek albania and other places to tell the stories of refugees driven from their home by war. >> darkness has fallen on ground zero. >> and dana was on the second private plenipo leave the west coast for new york, the first bay area broadcast journalist at ground zero. and she wanted nothingless than a front row seat when the u.s. struck back at terrorism, reporting from on board the uss abraham lincoln in the persian gulf. she shied away from nothing, not even genocide >> there are 120,
he had offered favorable coverage to mayor brown. coming up next, the frightening scene. >> some of dana's best work would come when she unplugged from the anchor tex and stepped into the field and often into the world's most dangerous situations. >> we're going to try to go into this building to see what's left. >> after the vicious onslaught of hurricane mitch, dana was determined to tell the stories of those who couldn't tell their own. she traveled to honduras to report on...
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. >>> governor jerry brown's latest push to get prop 30 passed is drawing attention but not the kind he attended. he spoke at an naacp convention in san mateo. >> these shadowy figures, they say they're from arizona. but i don't know where these people are from, because they're hiding. they're wearing masks, because they don't want people to see who the hell they are. well, the city council is going to court to unmask these people. >> now, brown later said he didn't necessarily mean to refer to the kkk. he just wants to expose the arizona organization that donated $11 million to defeat his tax initiative. the latest poll says prop 30 is falling short of the 50% needed to pass. >>> people facing forecast don't often talk about it, but now you can find out if your neighbors are in danger of losing their house. linda yee shows us that information is only a click away. >> let's see what we can find here. >> reporter: real estate agent knight is showing a buyer an oakland home now in foreclosure. but buyers can now find out about these distressed deals even before the bank takes the home.
. >>> governor jerry brown's latest push to get prop 30 passed is drawing attention but not the kind he attended. he spoke at an naacp convention in san mateo. >> these shadowy figures, they say they're from arizona. but i don't know where these people are from, because they're hiding. they're wearing masks, because they don't want people to see who the hell they are. well, the city council is going to court to unmask these people. >> now, brown later said he didn't...
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. >> reporter: it's part of a new media blitz with governor brown reaching out to the press. earlier today the governor spoke at kcbc radio with phil matier pushing his income tax on the wealthy and increasing the sales tax. at stake $6 billion automatic cuts to k-12 schools and universities. >> the last ten yards to get over the goal line is this money for schools. it's an either-or. on or off. either money into schools or money out of schools. >> reporter: the governor says the state budget needs this to get back on track and he is hoping that in seven years, california could have a balanced budget. >> to do that, i am going to have to be dr. no. it is not a pleasant task. i don't know that i fully realized how much i have to be the guy to say no. but that's the vocation i have chosen. and i will exercise the fiscal discipline to keep this state moving on track. >> reporter: and the governor is famous for his frugal nature. in fact he is very proud to say he flies southwest airlines and he brings a brown bag lunch to work just to save money. as to those opposed to prop 30,
. >> reporter: it's part of a new media blitz with governor brown reaching out to the press. earlier today the governor spoke at kcbc radio with phil matier pushing his income tax on the wealthy and increasing the sales tax. at stake $6 billion automatic cuts to k-12 schools and universities. >> the last ten yards to get over the goal line is this money for schools. it's an either-or. on or off. either money into schools or money out of schools. >> reporter: the governor says...
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. >> and brown voted repeatedly against protecting our environment and public health. >> the group's vice president: >> we're kind of intrigued by the fact this is an avenue for candidates to keep huge corporate special interest money out of elections. >> reporter: but the outside help is so tempting, so far this pact has caught on in just one other senate race, in montana. nancy cordes, cbs news, worcester, massachusetts. >> pelley: baseball hall-of- famer gary carter was known for clutch hitting and his ever- present smile, but today carter lost his battle with brain cancer. in 1986, with the new york mets down to their last out, he started a rally that led them to a world series victory against the boston red sox. "the kid" played 19 years, mostly with the mets and montreal expos. gary carter was 57. inside the other battle in afghanistan. a raging drug epidemic. we'll take you there next. osteoarthritis pain. to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood worsens, you have unusual
. >> and brown voted repeatedly against protecting our environment and public health. >> the group's vice president: >> we're kind of intrigued by the fact this is an avenue for candidates to keep huge corporate special interest money out of elections. >> reporter: but the outside help is so tempting, so far this pact has caught on in just one other senate race, in montana. nancy cordes, cbs news, worcester, massachusetts. >> pelley: baseball hall-of- famer gary...
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governor brown >>> an historic new law is putting illegal immigration back on the front burner. governor jerry brown signed a law allowing young people brought into this country as children to get driver's license. but our cbs 5 reporter tells us there is a catch. len? >> reporter: dana, backers of this bill have been saying for years that it would make california roads a lot safer because suddenly hundreds of thousands of people, some of whom may already be driving without licenses, would be able to drive legally and get insurance. getting a driver's license is part of the road map to success in california. >> you can't get around here without having a license. >> reporter: and that's the reason behind a bill that governor brown just signed into law. it will allow about 350,000 young illegal immigrants who came across the border as children to obtain a california driver's license for the first time. >> it clarifies a lot of fear in the community. >> reporter: something immigrants rights groups have been fighting for for years. >> it solidifies the fact that you're going to have
governor brown >>> an historic new law is putting illegal immigration back on the front burner. governor jerry brown signed a law allowing young people brought into this country as children to get driver's license. but our cbs 5 reporter tells us there is a catch. len? >> reporter: dana, backers of this bill have been saying for years that it would make california roads a lot safer because suddenly hundreds of thousands of people, some of whom may already be driving without...
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so if you can hold off from watering you lawns -- it's getting brown. i have been tempted. it's dire. >> it's winter j but usually it's green. >> okay. >> work with me here. go wash your car. then it will finally rain. >> thanks. >>> well a knock on her door cost her over $100. >> just feel like we've been burned, you know, by someone that we were trying to help. >> we'll show you how to slam the door shut on bogus magazine sales. a warning about >>> we all like to get what we pay for. >> on the consumerwatch, julie watts has a warning about door- to-door sales pitches that fail to deliver. >>> reporter: it's been 15 months since the magazine sales woman knocked on sandy's door. >> they market themselves as recruiting and trying to help kids. >> reporter: sandy bought three- year subscriptions to vegetarian times and weight watchers and two-year subscription to mac life paying $134 life cash to freedom sales. she confirmed the order over the phone but never got a magazine. now the houston-based company won't return her calls. >> well, we just feel like we have been burned,
so if you can hold off from watering you lawns -- it's getting brown. i have been tempted. it's dire. >> it's winter j but usually it's green. >> okay. >> work with me here. go wash your car. then it will finally rain. >> thanks. >>> well a knock on her door cost her over $100. >> just feel like we've been burned, you know, by someone that we were trying to help. >> we'll show you how to slam the door shut on bogus magazine sales. a warning about...
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. >> the proposal is separate from governor brown's plan to raise taxes on californians making more than $250,000 a year. and both plans still have some hurdles to clear to make it on to the november ballot. >> well, it sounds like something out of a horror movie. bees turning into zombies of sorts, but it's all too real. it's happening here in the bay area and sharon chin shows us. >> john has identified the honey bee's new enemy, a tiny fly that turns it into a zoom zombie. >> it is the kind of thing that is gruesome when you see it. they have no place to hide. >> the san francisco state biology professor are studying parasites and prey. they ate out the bee's muscles. the maggots sneak out after the bees go crazy. >> they start walking around in circles. sometimes they stumble, almost fall over. >> infected bees do the unthinkable, leave their hives at night and fly into light. he doesn't know if they are protecting the hive from infection or under control of the parasite. the discovery was by accident in 2008. he directed some bees to feed a preying man ties and discovered that they
. >> the proposal is separate from governor brown's plan to raise taxes on californians making more than $250,000 a year. and both plans still have some hurdles to clear to make it on to the november ballot. >> well, it sounds like something out of a horror movie. bees turning into zombies of sorts, but it's all too real. it's happening here in the bay area and sharon chin shows us. >> john has identified the honey bee's new enemy, a tiny fly that turns it into a zoom zombie....
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warriors and kwame brown, and steven jackson in milwaukee. clay thompson had 14 points in his first career start against the kings. and davey at 17 points. wright hit 4 three pointers. he had 14 points. six warriors in double figures and they beat the kings by 26. third period, san jose lost it in overtime. 40 seconds to go. and there it is. they have a slim lead for the eighth and final spot. rogers rewarded by the 49ers today with a full year contract worth $31 million. rogers had a career year, six interceptions. he made the probowl last year. so this mr. rogers will be back in the neighborhood. up next, alex smith. i think alex smith is a done deal. they had to deal with rogers and randy moss yesterday. now comes smith. >> and march madness, cal plays tomorrow night. that's the playing game. that's the right to -- >> got to get in to get in. >> fill out your brackets. >> any favorite? >> you know, i did like syracuse until they lost their top player. i'm going to jump on the kentucky bandwagon and happen to be the number one overall seed.
warriors and kwame brown, and steven jackson in milwaukee. clay thompson had 14 points in his first career start against the kings. and davey at 17 points. wright hit 4 three pointers. he had 14 points. six warriors in double figures and they beat the kings by 26. third period, san jose lost it in overtime. 40 seconds to go. and there it is. they have a slim lead for the eighth and final spot. rogers rewarded by the 49ers today with a full year contract worth $31 million. rogers had a career...
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. >> reporter: >> republican leaders instantly shot down brown's tax initiatives as democrats dismissed deep cuts to social conservatives. >> we are not rushing to decisions. >> reporter: as he refuses to make those cuts anytime soon brown is asking the legislature to take action on the reductions by march 1. the tax initiative will be on the november ballot. >> phil matier, does he have the votes to get this thing done? >> reporter: interesting question. he actually has to get two sets of votes. he has to get the legislator to approve it and as we have already heard from darrell steinberg, democrats are hesitant at cutting a billion and a half from the crippled, the blind, disabled and children. >> sure. >> reporter: so there's going to be resistance there. i don't think he gets that out of the gate. the second challenge is to sell voters on that tax hike. as he said this time, if he doesn't get that, then those trigger cuts will come in. so the governor has a fight at the legislature and then a campaign with voters and the odd thing is or the catch-22 is without the cuts, i think it's
. >> reporter: >> republican leaders instantly shot down brown's tax initiatives as democrats dismissed deep cuts to social conservatives. >> we are not rushing to decisions. >> reporter: as he refuses to make those cuts anytime soon brown is asking the legislature to take action on the reductions by march 1. the tax initiative will be on the november ballot. >> phil matier, does he have the votes to get this thing done? >> reporter: interesting question. he...
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of course, willie brown. and the party chair, john burton, all here in san francisco tonight. they will be on the phones later tonight to call people personally and rally them in support of prop 30 and then tomorrow of course we'll have all the results here on cbs 5. back to you. >> thank you, ken bastida. >>> even as governor brown makes a final push in support of prop 30, a well-funded secretive effort has been at work to defeat it. cbs 5 political analyst phil matier with a look at where the money trail leads. phil. >> reporter: you know, dana, that's one of the mysteries of this election. anonymous donors playing big money in california politics. here's the story. >>> reporter: two conservative groups the virginia-based americans for job security and the center to protect patient rights in arizona collected $11 million and then handed it over to another arizona group, americans for responsible leadership who then sent it over the state line to groups opposed to proposition 30 governor brown's tax hike plan and to groups supporting proposition 32. the measure on tuesday's b
of course, willie brown. and the party chair, john burton, all here in san francisco tonight. they will be on the phones later tonight to call people personally and rally them in support of prop 30 and then tomorrow of course we'll have all the results here on cbs 5. back to you. >> thank you, ken bastida. >>> even as governor brown makes a final push in support of prop 30, a well-funded secretive effort has been at work to defeat it. cbs 5 political analyst phil matier with a...
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> well, in other news, the ceo just quit, republicans call it a lemon, but it appears that governor brown believes he can get the troubled high-speed rail project back on track. the governor said his appointees to the board overseeing the project will fix its problems and said that they will offer a revamped business plan for the $98 billion project. the line linking san francisco and los angeles has faced mounting criticism because its cost has doubled and because the state has no stable funding source. >>> all right. use the clipper card or else. that's the message from caltrain. today the transit agency unveiled a plan to punish riders who use paper tickets. mark sayre is in san carlos with the bottom line for riders. mark. >> reporter: well, dana, caltrain says about 70 percent of its passengers already use the clipper card but for those others who buy paper tickets using cash, their credit cards or debit cards, well, the cost of a journey for them could soon go up. whether caltrain passengers use cash or clipper card, caltrain gets them where they are going at the same time. but now
> well, in other news, the ceo just quit, republicans call it a lemon, but it appears that governor brown believes he can get the troubled high-speed rail project back on track. the governor said his appointees to the board overseeing the project will fix its problems and said that they will offer a revamped business plan for the $98 billion project. the line linking san francisco and los angeles has faced mounting criticism because its cost has doubled and because the state has no stable...
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ruling today and this is a big win for the fair political practices commission as well as governor brown. now, the governor has been demanding that the arizona donors behind the $11 million political donation be identified. he even accused them of having a hidden agenda. that money was marked to talk down his education initiative for schools prop 30 and also in support of prop 32. that's the initiative that would prohibit payroll deductions for political purposes. the judge ruled today that the donors of what the governor calls shadowy figures has to be revealed at least to the fair political practices commission and they have a new deadline, that is this thursday at 4 p.m. it's up to the fppc if voters find out who the donors are depending on whether the donors actually knew that the money was headed to california and what it was supposed to be used for. if they did not know, the fccp says they wouldn't release their names but if they did know where the money was headed we should learn their identities before the election. so a very big development here, allen. >> one week to go. thank
ruling today and this is a big win for the fair political practices commission as well as governor brown. now, the governor has been demanding that the arizona donors behind the $11 million political donation be identified. he even accused them of having a hidden agenda. that money was marked to talk down his education initiative for schools prop 30 and also in support of prop 32. that's the initiative that would prohibit payroll deductions for political purposes. the judge ruled today that the...
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it's spurring all kinds of political pushing especially from governor brown. >>> reporter: governor brown will be working through the weekend stuffing for his own tax initiative proposition 30 which would raise the sales tax a quarter percent and increase state income tax on the rich. >> have you seen the surveys? there are four separate polls that show the margin is 10 to 12%. that's the way it is today and between now and election day we'll make the difference. >> reporter: the governor was in burbank today. tomorrow he will be here in san francisco hoping that his personal campaigning will make the difference. and he may need it. there is a new multi-million dollar effort to defeat his cause. the nonprofit americans for responsible leadership from arizona has just donated $11 million. it's an effort to kill prop 30 and support prop 32, the initiative which prohibits payroll deductions for political purposes. >> the media has called on this shadowy arizona nonprofit to disclose the donors and the true source of this $11 million. >> reporter: today the nonprofit nonpartisan group califor
it's spurring all kinds of political pushing especially from governor brown. >>> reporter: governor brown will be working through the weekend stuffing for his own tax initiative proposition 30 which would raise the sales tax a quarter percent and increase state income tax on the rich. >> have you seen the surveys? there are four separate polls that show the margin is 10 to 12%. that's the way it is today and between now and election day we'll make the difference. >>...
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. >> reporter: those who support prop 30 including governor brown are not happy about this new ad. >> they have gone absolutely negative. it's an attack ad against prop 30. >> reporter: 38 supporters say it's not an attack ad saying, we reject that characterization. our new ad is similar in tone and theme to all our other ads. >> prop 30 stops the cuts. >> reporter: reportedly, the governor has pushed for a positive campaign at least publicly, a move that may have been wise according to usc education professor lawrence picas. that's because going negative can affect both initiatives. >> when things get confusing our voters tend to turn them down and vote no. >> reporter: with both ads making similar clams, it is hard to differentiate. >> sacramento politicians can't touch th money. >> don't be misled by our politicians. to help our schools vote yes on 38. >> reporter: let's compare. prop 30 would raise state income taxes for the wealthiest for seven years and increase the sales tax by a quarter percent. while prop 38 would increase state income taxes on almost all california taxpayers
. >> reporter: those who support prop 30 including governor brown are not happy about this new ad. >> they have gone absolutely negative. it's an attack ad against prop 30. >> reporter: 38 supporters say it's not an attack ad saying, we reject that characterization. our new ad is similar in tone and theme to all our other ads. >> prop 30 stops the cuts. >> reporter: reportedly, the governor has pushed for a positive campaign at least publicly, a move that may have...
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they put their support behind governor brown's pension reform plan introducing it in both legislative houses. they say democrats have only verbally praised the plan but done nothing to really support it. the proposal would require public employees to pay more for their retirement plans and cut benefits for new hires. >> san francisco's newly sworn- in sheriff is set to go on trial next week on domestic violence charges but ross mirkarimi's attorney hopes to crush the prosecution case before that. phil matier on why the defense thinks that the jury should not hear what the sheriff's wife supposedly said. phil. >> reporter: that's right. it could be crucial to this case. a case, by the way, which today had its last chance of being resolved through a plea bargain. but neither side was interested. it's going to court and a key piece of evidence the defense is already moving to try to keep out. here's the story. >> sorry to disappoint. we're just setting up for pretrial for back here on the 24th. >> reporter: with that the starting gun started on what could be a personal look into the emba
they put their support behind governor brown's pension reform plan introducing it in both legislative houses. they say democrats have only verbally praised the plan but done nothing to really support it. the proposal would require public employees to pay more for their retirement plans and cut benefits for new hires. >> san francisco's newly sworn- in sheriff is set to go on trial next week on domestic violence charges but ross mirkarimi's attorney hopes to crush the prosecution case...
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. >> the lakers hired former knicks coach mike d'antoni to take over for brown. negotiations broke down with phil jackson because management felt his so-called triangle offense system was not a good fit for the lakers. >>> national centerfielder bryce harper won the rookie of the league award. he batted .270 and at 27 years old is the second youngest to win the award in the national league. >>> and in the american league, angels centerfielder mike trout, he was unanimous for the award there. he batted .326 and also a serious contender to win the mvp award as well. >>> if you were hanging out in manhattan all weekend, here is what you missed. >> rudy gay puts lebron on the wrong end of the highlight reel. he left lebron frozen in his shoes. texas a&m's tommy man ziel turns a fumble into a beautiful touchdown pass. a&m knocked oval -- over alabama. >> and then san jose's hong kong lee with a knock out in a afc fight. and in phoenix, jeff gordon intentionally wrecked clint boyer during the race and afterward they came to blows. he was fined $125,000 and knocked 20 p
. >> the lakers hired former knicks coach mike d'antoni to take over for brown. negotiations broke down with phil jackson because management felt his so-called triangle offense system was not a good fit for the lakers. >>> national centerfielder bryce harper won the rookie of the league award. he batted .270 and at 27 years old is the second youngest to win the award in the national league. >>> and in the american league, angels centerfielder mike trout, he was unanimous...
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the ravens won after a final pass by the browns sailed out of the end zone. on monday night the replacement refs messed up a similar play at the end of the game. you know what happened there. the real refs begin voting on their contract later today. >>> for people who use a smart phone, instagram is more popular than twitter. new figures show in august an average of 7.3 million users went to instagram on their smart phones every day. that's half a million more musers than twitter had. the average twitter user spent 170 minutes on the app compared to 257 minutes for instagram users. >>> a new study says politics even affects beer drinking. researchers interviewed 200,000 american adults and found democrats prefer to drink heineken. republicans like coors light and sam adams. the most buy pat san is does ek keys. >> how about martinis? just saying. the daughter of a hong kong tycoon is being flooded with marriage proposals. listen to the circumstances. the father is offering big bucks to any man who can woo his daughter away from her female partner. >> reporter
the ravens won after a final pass by the browns sailed out of the end zone. on monday night the replacement refs messed up a similar play at the end of the game. you know what happened there. the real refs begin voting on their contract later today. >>> for people who use a smart phone, instagram is more popular than twitter. new figures show in august an average of 7.3 million users went to instagram on their smart phones every day. that's half a million more musers than twitter had....
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i don't think willy brown has anything to worry about yet but he has improved. >> only been one catch two weeks -- >> one too many. >> now you likely have heard stories of a man curing a sick horse but i'd wager you have never heard of a horse curing a man until now. pleasanton native sam has been around horseracing all his life. it's only been a hobby until recently. since 2007, he has had a stable full of racehorses here at barn 16 at the alameda county fairgrounds. and it all started when he claimed his first horse, sophisticated wager in 2005, five months after being diagnosed with throat cancer. >> finally we claimed him and brought him back over here and discovered that he had a breathing problem. he was a rough little task for both of us to get over this. and it kept my mind busy. there was no guarantee that he could breathe again and there was no guarantee that i was going to live for another 50 years. so i mean, it was good for both of us. >> reporter: sam and sophisticated wager were both battling life-threatening throat conditions and both endured major throat surgeries dur
i don't think willy brown has anything to worry about yet but he has improved. >> only been one catch two weeks -- >> one too many. >> now you likely have heard stories of a man curing a sick horse but i'd wager you have never heard of a horse curing a man until now. pleasanton native sam has been around horseracing all his life. it's only been a hobby until recently. since 2007, he has had a stable full of racehorses here at barn 16 at the alameda county fairgrounds. and it...
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the law signed by governor brown over the weekend prohibits licensed mental health professionals from practicing therapies aimed at reversing homosexuality in teenagers. sacramento pacific legal institute filed the suit on behalf of a pastor in san diego who says he benefited from the therapy. the lawsuit claims the law violates free speech. gay rights advocates say the therapy can psychologically harm gay and lesbian youth. >>> they have been preparing for months. and tonight, the presidential candidates are fine-tuning their tactics ahead of their first face-off. tomorrow's debate in denver could help swing the election. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee explains, neither side wants to set the bar too high. >> reporter: that's right, dana. you want to underpromise and overdeliver especially for the first of the three presidential debates. it is considered by most pundits to be the most important because it sets the tone. and for once, both the president and the republican nominee agree on something. they are both trying to lower expectations. the stage is being set at the universit
the law signed by governor brown over the weekend prohibits licensed mental health professionals from practicing therapies aimed at reversing homosexuality in teenagers. sacramento pacific legal institute filed the suit on behalf of a pastor in san diego who says he benefited from the therapy. the lawsuit claims the law violates free speech. gay rights advocates say the therapy can psychologically harm gay and lesbian youth. >>> they have been preparing for months. and tonight, the...
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. >> reporter: jeannie brown is helping vallejo residents spend $3 million raised by a special tax during an election last year. it allows people to decide exactly what they would like tax monies spent on. it's called participatory budgeting. >> it's community members themselves who know what the community needs. >> what do you want to spend money on? >> at my house. >> reporter: this 3-year-old girl is too young to is a vote. you need to be at least 14. but granddad ross talbot isn't. >> that would be the first pry order is police department i would say. >> reporter: he would have to go to community meetings where ideas are discussed and narrowed down to a ballot for voting next march. at the good day cafe it's always a good day when rose robinson tops off your coffee. >> supplies in the schools. tutoring, teachers to make sure the kids are being taught well. >> i went to vallejo high school and even back then, the question was what can we do for the youth? we need a youth activity center, that sort of thing. and 50 years later this conversation is still going on. >> upkeep of the street
. >> reporter: jeannie brown is helping vallejo residents spend $3 million raised by a special tax during an election last year. it allows people to decide exactly what they would like tax monies spent on. it's called participatory budgeting. >> it's community members themselves who know what the community needs. >> what do you want to spend money on? >> at my house. >> reporter: this 3-year-old girl is too young to is a vote. you need to be at least 14. but...
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lieutenant cleveland brown's attorney told jurors, my client is not necessarily upset about the promotion. he's upset about the process. the process of five lieutenants a captain and a sergeant claim was racist and stacked against them. another plaintiff's attorney said, this is a trial about racial discrimination and racial hatred. he went on to say it stirs the echoes of past racism in the u.s. lori ritter was also singled out as the dictionary definition of racist. she identifies herself with people who are racially intolerant. the plaintiffs allege ritter mimicked african-american youth in a derogatory manner and that both ritter and magnus told racist jokes. but defense attorney art hartellinger described richmond pd as a department in bad shape with poor leadership, low morale and that the chief was brought in from fargo, north dakota to change that and shake things up. he claims the officers had it in for magnus on day one and described the plaintiffs as thinking, this is a white outsider who doesn't know the city of richmond. the defense says, this is an attempt to get chief magnu
lieutenant cleveland brown's attorney told jurors, my client is not necessarily upset about the promotion. he's upset about the process. the process of five lieutenants a captain and a sergeant claim was racist and stacked against them. another plaintiff's attorney said, this is a trial about racial discrimination and racial hatred. he went on to say it stirs the echoes of past racism in the u.s. lori ritter was also singled out as the dictionary definition of racist. she identifies herself...
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. >>> well, the state isn't making as much money as governor brown hoped. new numbers show february revenues fell about $146 million short of what he had budgeted for. >> well, we try to make the best judgment we can. but we live in a global economy in the american economy. it's not like counting peas in a pod. we do our best and if we have more, we probably spend t if we have less, we cut. just that simple. >> despite the shortfall, the state controller is confident california won't have any problems paying its bills through the end of the fiscal year. >>> it is a landmark settlement. pg&e said today that it has agreed to pay the city of san bruno $70 million for pain and suffering caused by its devastating pipeline blast. phil matier reports, now the city has to decide how to spend that money. phil. >> reporter: that's right, dana. and that's on top of the $50 million that pg&e has pledged to rebuild this neighborhood. but the folks up here, well they have a message about spending the money as well for city hall and this is it. >> that's fine. but i think
. >>> well, the state isn't making as much money as governor brown hoped. new numbers show february revenues fell about $146 million short of what he had budgeted for. >> well, we try to make the best judgment we can. but we live in a global economy in the american economy. it's not like counting peas in a pod. we do our best and if we have more, we probably spend t if we have less, we cut. just that simple. >> despite the shortfall, the state controller is confident...
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that's $104,000 more than what governor brown makes. >> this is absurd! this is absolutely absurd. >> reporter: crime victim advocates say they are frustrated with the medical board. she wonders why the board can suspend the medical license for michael jackson's doctor, but not dr. tan. >> they are supposed to be the watchdogs. >> reporter: so why didn't the medical board take tougher action against dr. tan? >> they felt that with some retraining and some help, he could again become a viable practicing doctor. >> reporter: so dr. tan is back at the prison where he must be closely monitored for the next three years while collecting a six-figure paycheck. >> that was sam shane reporting. now, sam asked dr. tan for an interview to tell his side of the story but he did not respond. >>> the ahead of the uc system says he will consider a bold student-backed plan to abolish tuition. a student group called fix uc presented the idea at today's regents meeting at uc- riverside. here's how it would work. under the plan, students would pay no up front tuition at all.
that's $104,000 more than what governor brown makes. >> this is absurd! this is absolutely absurd. >> reporter: crime victim advocates say they are frustrated with the medical board. she wonders why the board can suspend the medical license for michael jackson's doctor, but not dr. tan. >> they are supposed to be the watchdogs. >> reporter: so why didn't the medical board take tougher action against dr. tan? >> they felt that with some retraining and some help, he...
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here's martina brown from cbs atlanta with our first check of the weather this morning. >> let's talk about the weather. big changes on the way. really all across the nation. let's start with the northeast where they have an area of low pressure that will start to bring them and is already bringing them lake-effect snow down to the southeast. an area of high pressure around. there's sunshine but eventually they will cool down and already are starting to see that as well. off to the northwest we're talking about an area of low pressure there as well. so get ready for the big chill. it is already starting to happen. our 50s and 60s will turn into 30s and 40s. look for gusty northwest winds and lake-effect snow and all because of a front that's moving across the entire country and everybody is going to be a lot colder than they already are. that is a look at your national forecast. now here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >>> back to you. >> and coming up the fighting irish of notre dame and alabama. it will be one of the highest profile matchups ever for the championshi
here's martina brown from cbs atlanta with our first check of the weather this morning. >> let's talk about the weather. big changes on the way. really all across the nation. let's start with the northeast where they have an area of low pressure that will start to bring them and is already bringing them lake-effect snow down to the southeast. an area of high pressure around. there's sunshine but eventually they will cool down and already are starting to see that as well. off to the...
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. >>> jerry brown risked his political future pushing for prop 30 but has been scrambling this week trying to avoid voter backlash. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on how he has gone all out to prevent ill-timed tuition hikes. >> reporter: the governor was front and center in the days leading up to the election. he had his hand out saying we need billions of dollars for schools and for our universities saying we need that or else. so with voters consenting to increased taxes just last week those tuition hikes could really have been a political embarrassment for the governor. >> we have some breathing room. proposition 30 gives significant revenue over 7 years. >> reporter: and that means no tuition increases for uc students at least for now. it's a small victory for the governor after the csu board made a similar move just yesterday to avoid fee increases that were on the agenda. as the lieutenant governor pointed out it seems some political posturing is going on. >> yet we again dealing with the political realities of not wanting to appear to increase tuition or fees just shortly after
. >>> jerry brown risked his political future pushing for prop 30 but has been scrambling this week trying to avoid voter backlash. cbs 5 political reporter grace lee on how he has gone all out to prevent ill-timed tuition hikes. >> reporter: the governor was front and center in the days leading up to the election. he had his hand out saying we need billions of dollars for schools and for our universities saying we need that or else. so with voters consenting to increased taxes...
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head coach mike brown has been fired just five games into the season. many feel he wasn't given enough time but in the win now era, the pressure is just so great. after acquiring steve nash and dwight howard this off season simply saying you're right kobe every night wasn't enough. assistant coach bernie bickerstaff will take over as interim coach tonight against the warriors. >>> the raiders are up against it this sunday at the ravens. the top two running backs are banged up! oakland will be without darren mcfadden, seen here injuring his ankle last sunday against tampa bay. he and backup runningback mike goodson have high ankle sprains. both have been wearing walking boots all week. taiwan jones used primarily on special teams this year will carry the load sunday. >> feel like i'm waiting forever. i can't wait. he does amazing things in practice and he is by far the fastest person on the field and will be sunday not that you want to see guys get banged up by i'm excited about the opportunity to get him. >> he will be 22 on sunday. >>> nhra, nothing fu
head coach mike brown has been fired just five games into the season. many feel he wasn't given enough time but in the win now era, the pressure is just so great. after acquiring steve nash and dwight howard this off season simply saying you're right kobe every night wasn't enough. assistant coach bernie bickerstaff will take over as interim coach tonight against the warriors. >>> the raiders are up against it this sunday at the ravens. the top two running backs are banged up! oakland...
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. >> for now everything is brown and green and now it's white again. >>> with our "eye on the storm" we continue our coverage here on cbs 5. we currently have showers north of the golden gate bridge as well as across the santa clara valley. take a look at this here. all of this is sag to the south. the heaviest rainfall, however, is still north of the golden gate bridge. take a look at this right here. i'm going to zoom in a little bit closer here on that cell just outside of petaluma and look at that. it's draped across highway 12. it's heading towards napa road now covering it actually as it makes tracks towards highway 29. now, the east bay we are seeing a bit of a break throughout oakland and alameda. towards the altamont pass that is wet right now with light to moderate rainfall and gusty winds to 20 miles per hour out of the southeast. seeing hit-and-miss showers around san jose and also willow glen. then we head to the peninsula a break but right there along the coast half moon bay, all the way to stanford and portola valley pockets of moderate rainfall. heading up towards the
. >> for now everything is brown and green and now it's white again. >>> with our "eye on the storm" we continue our coverage here on cbs 5. we currently have showers north of the golden gate bridge as well as across the santa clara valley. take a look at this here. all of this is sag to the south. the heaviest rainfall, however, is still north of the golden gate bridge. take a look at this right here. i'm going to zoom in a little bit closer here on that cell just...
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rarick says with the governor like jerry brown who is proudly a spendthrift and left a $7 billion surplus when he last left sacramento overspending is not likely. >> the governor has never been a tax-and-spend liberal so i think he will hold that in check too. >> reporter: and really this is a benefit for democrats overall because their numbers are strong enough to benefit all of their bills even the ones that just need a simple majority to pass and they are going to hold on to that supermajority for about two years. >> grace lee, thank you. >>> the unemployment rate is falling in california. and 36 other states, as well. according to the labor department, california's jobless rate dropped a tenth of a percent to 10.1%. unemployment is now below 7% in 23 other states. the rates rose in 7 states last month, 6 were unchanged. >>> with the economy inching closer to the "fiscal cliff," it might seem like a bad time for business to bet the farm. but that is exactly what some bay area businesses are doing. cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman shows us they are hoping today's risk will be tomorrow's rew
rarick says with the governor like jerry brown who is proudly a spendthrift and left a $7 billion surplus when he last left sacramento overspending is not likely. >> the governor has never been a tax-and-spend liberal so i think he will hold that in check too. >> reporter: and really this is a benefit for democrats overall because their numbers are strong enough to benefit all of their bills even the ones that just need a simple majority to pass and they are going to hold on to that...
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she defeats moderate republican senator scott brown. this was always going to be a tough race for brown because of the way voters break down in massachusetts. 52% of voters in massachusetts say they're independent. 36% say they're democrats. and just 12%. a small number, say they're republicans. because of that small figure of g.o.p. voters in massachusetts, republicans told us that scott brown had to win 20% of the vote tonight in order to win. but look at our exit poll. brown only got 11% of democratic voters in massachusetts, elizabeth warren got 89%. so the harvard law professor and former member of the obama administration has won the senate seat in massachusetts. scott, she heads to washington as the first female senator from massachusetts. she get there is in january. >> pelley: byron, thanks very much. a big pickup for the democrats, bob. >> yes, it was. and this is massachusetts reverting to form. i mean, this was ted kennedy's seat when scott brown got elected. he said no, it's th people's se. and that's right but this is a se
she defeats moderate republican senator scott brown. this was always going to be a tough race for brown because of the way voters break down in massachusetts. 52% of voters in massachusetts say they're independent. 36% say they're democrats. and just 12%. a small number, say they're republicans. because of that small figure of g.o.p. voters in massachusetts, republicans told us that scott brown had to win 20% of the vote tonight in order to win. but look at our exit poll. brown only got 11% of...